Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes about Suffering

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But we are gravely mistaken to think that Christianity protects us from the pain and agony of mortal existence. Christianity has always insisted that the cross we bear precedes the crown we wear. To be a Christian, one

But we are gravely mistaken to think that Christianity protects us from the pain and agony of mortal existence. Christianity has always insisted that the cross we bear precedes the crown we wear. To be a Christian, one must take up his cross, with all of its difficulties and agonizing and tragedy-packed content, and carry it until that very cross leaves its marks upon us and redeems us to that more excellent way which comes only through suffering.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Suffering, Crowns, Bears

"A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings".

We must work passionately and indefatigably to bridge the gulf between our scientific progress and our moral progress. One of the great problems of mankind is that we suffer from a poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Bridges, Suffering, Progress

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice”, p.19, Beacon Press

The early Christians rejoiced when they were deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. In those days the Church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles o popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Christian, Ideas, Suffering

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). “Why We Can't Wait”, p.67, Beacon Press

There is nothing more majestic than the determined courage of individuals willing to suffer and sacrifice for their freedom and dignity.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sacrifice, Suffering, Majestic

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2010). “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story”, p.67, Beacon Press

unearned suffering is redemptive.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Suffering

I Have a Dream, delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

I would suffer all the humiliation, all the torture, the absolute ostracism and even death, to prevent violence

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Suffering, Ostracism, Violence

I know that God is not going to willfully hurt us. Why there is suffering is the business of the Lord, but He never seems to give us more than we can bear.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hurt, Giving, Suffering